Wreaths Across America at the Alexandria National Cemetery

Wreaths Across America will be at Alexandria National Cemetery on Saturday December 17, 2022, starting at 9:30 a.m. to Remember and Honor our veterans by the laying of Remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country’s fallen heroes and the act of saying the name of each of every veteran aloud. Please honor and remember … Read more

The Alexandria National Cemetery

The Alexandria National Cemetery, originally called the Soldiers Cemetery, has over 4300 burials, including the graves of 249 United States Color Troops (U.S.C.T) who served in the Civil War. The cemetery is one of the first Federal cemeteries where white and black soldiers are buried together per a military order of 1864. The Alexandria National … Read more